Classe Audio CDP-300 - Manual (Page 41)

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video standard Th ese settings are usually preset for the geographic market in which you
purchase the CDP-300. However, should you need to change the output of the
CDP-300 to conform with a diff erent standard, your choices are:
• NTSC/PAL/native — either choose the broadcast standard for your area,
or set the CDP-300 to play the disc in its native format. Th is last option
requires that you have a suitable multistandard display that can handle
both NTSC and PAL.
• IRE 7.5 or 0 — the “video setup” in North America assumes that black
is reproduced at a video level of 7.5 IRE units, while most of the rest of
the world assumes that video black is represented by a video level of 0 IRE
units. Th
e CDP-300 can operate either way; you should pick the standard
common to your area for compatibility with the rest of your video sources.
• Extended Black — the CDP-300 off ers a choice between PC (extended
black) and CE black levels. Use Extended Black to pass “blacker than
black” video when connected to a Consumer Electronic display (not a PC
monitor.)
aspect ratio You have three choices for the way widescreen movies will be displayed on your
television. Th e choice should be determined by the capabilities of your television
as well as your personal preference.
• 4:3 — If you have a 4:3 display and prefer to have it fi lled at all times, the
CDP-300 will look for an available 4:3 version of the movie on any disc
you insert, and play that version.
• 16:9 — If you have a modern, widescreen display that support diff erent
aspect ratios (including an anamorphic mode), select the 16:9 option.
Doing so passes the contents of the disc to your television without
addressing the aspect ratio. In eff ect, you are telling the CDP-300 that the
television will be responsible for handling the aspect ratio duties.
• letterbox — If you have a 4:3 display, but prefer to see widescreen movies
in their original form, the CDP-300 can create a “letterbox” version of the
movie for you within the 4:3 frame of your television. Th
is will result in
black bars above and below the picture, but will show you all of the picture
as the director and cinematographer originally framed it.
resolution Th e CDP-300 has the ability to “upconvert” standard defi nition DVDs to higher
display rates that are more suitable for HDTV displays. Note that this capability
exists only through its component and HDMI outputs.
You can select from among the following video display rates:
• auto selection — If you use the HDMI digital interface between the
CDP-300 and your display, the two components will automatically
negotiate the optimal resolution for your display device. Th
e auto selection
capabilities of the CDP-300 apply only to the HDMI output.
• sdtv 480/576 interlaced — 480i (60 Hz) is the standard in NTSC
countries; 576i (50 Hz) is standard in PAL countries.
• sdtv 480/576 progressive— 480p (60 Hz) is the deinterlaced version of
the standard for NTSC countries; 576p (50 Hz) is the deinterlaced version
of the standard in PAL countries.